Strategic Freight Growth Director: Build New Partnerships

Transportation One LLC; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Transportation One LLC is seeking a Director of Business Development to hunt and close new shipper relationships. You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to price, negotiation, and close, serving as an executive sponsor throughout the customer lifecycle.

You will leverage market intelligence to develop winning strategies, coordinating with Procurement, Pricing, Finance, and Account Management to ensure seamless handoffs and long-term success in a quota-carrying role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 7+ years of freight brokerage or 3PL experience with a proven track record of winning new business.
• Demonstrated success carrying and exceeding new business sales quotas.
• Strong understanding of freight market dynamics, pricing, capacity, and carrier strategy.
• Proven ability to generate pipeline through outbound prospecting, networking, and referrals.
• Strong executive presence with experience selling to VP and C-level decision makers.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience using CRM platforms (HubSpot preferred) and managing performance through KPIs.
• Competitive, resilient, and highly accountable with a growth-oriented mindset.
• Desire to build a long-term career with Transportation One

Responsibilities

• Hunt, prospect, qualify, and close new shipper opportunities within an assigned territory, vertical, or account list.
• Build and maintain a self-generated pipeline through outbound prospecting, networking, referrals, and market intelligence.
• Own the full sales cycle from discovery through pricing, proposal, negotiation, and close.
• Lead executive-level conversations with prospective customers and establish credibility with decision makers.
• Develop winning sales strategies by leveraging freight market intelligence, customer needs, and lane-specific opportunities.
• Participate in customer RFPs, including bid strategy, pricing, and proposal development.
• Maintain accurate pipeline management, activity tracking, forecasting, and CRM hygiene in HubSpot.
• Utilize CRM, prospecting tools, AI, and automation to maximize efficiency and sales effectiveness.
• Build trusted customer relationships by providing strategic recommendations and consultative solutions.
• Partner with Procurement, Pricing, Finance, and Account Management throughout the sales process.
• Ensure smooth customer handoffs while remaining an executive sponsor for key accounts after implementation.
• Travel to customer meetings and industry events as needed.

Skills

Freight brokerage

3PL experience

Executive presence

Prospecting

Negotiation

CRM proficiency

Pipeline development

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

HubSpot

Job description

Transportation One LLC is seeking a Director of Business Development to hunt and close new shipper relationships. You will own the full sales cycle from prospecting to price, negotiation, and close, serving as an executive sponsor throughout the customer lifecycle.

You will leverage market intelligence to develop winning strategies, coordinating with Procurement, Pricing, Finance, and Account Management to ensure seamless handoffs and long-term success in a quota-carrying role.